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Raymond I, Count of Toulouse

801 – 865

French count

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About Raymond I, Count of Toulouse

Lived 801 – 865 (aged 63–64).

Raymond I (died 865) was the Count of Limoges (from 841), Rouergue and Quercy (from 849), and Toulouse and Albi (from 852). He was the younger son of Fulcoald of Rouergue and Senegund, niece of William of Gellone through his sister Alda.

In 852, on the death of his brother Fredelo, Raymond, already count of Limoges, Quercy, and Rouergue, received Toulouse and Albi. In 862, he was attacked by Humfrid, Count of Barcelona, and forced to abdicate Limoges. In 863, he was likewise forced to abdicate Rouergue and Toulouse. He died in 865 while fighting for his possessions against the new count Sunifred I.

Raymond married Bertha and had five children: Bernard II, count of Toulouse, Rouergue, Quercy, Albi, and Nîmes Foucher de Limoges, viscount of Limoges Odo, count of Toulouse, Rouergue, and Quercy and duke of Septimania Aribert, abbot of Vabres a daughter who married Lupo I of Bigorre

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Important facts

Born
801
Birth century
Died
865, Toulouse
Nationality
Carolingian Empire
Positions held
Count of Carcassonne

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Raymond I, Count of Toulouse?

French count

When was Raymond I, Count of Toulouse born?

Raymond I, Count of Toulouse was born in 801.

When did Raymond I, Count of Toulouse die?

Raymond I, Count of Toulouse died in 865 in Toulouse.

What nationality was Raymond I, Count of Toulouse?

Raymond I, Count of Toulouse's recorded nationality: Carolingian Empire.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Raymond I, Count of Toulouse

· Wikidata: Q1379074

· DBpedia: Raymond I of Toulouse

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